100th anniversary

100th anniversary

Blue-White Weekend celebrations will commemorate the National Defense Act of 1916, which with its signing by President Woodrow Wilson created the ROTC and continued Penn State’s tradition of military instruction, evidenced today in one of the oldest, largest, and most successful Army ROTC programs in the nation.

Penn State Lehigh Valley is celebrating its 100th anniversary of education and service to the Lehigh Valley with a variety of events in 2012. New events have been added to the year-long celebration. Visit www.lv.psu.edu online and click on the 100 Years button for the most updated list of events and announcements.

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. -- "Roaring Recipes," a commemorative cookbook featuring recipes from students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of Penn State Lehigh Valley, will be available for sale beginning March 1. A kickoff event will be held at noon on March 1 in the campus' Centre Hall. The cost of the cookbook is $20, with proceeds benefiting student groups, adult learners and the campus. The book will be available for purchase at the Penn State Lehigh Valley Bookstore, and online at www.lvwcookbook.webs.com.

"Roaring Recipes" was compiled by the Penn State Lehigh Valley Women's Commission in celebration of the campus' 100th anniversary. For more information about Penn State Lehigh Valley's centennial, visit www.lv.psu.edu online and click on the 100 Years link.

As part of Penn State Lehigh Valley's 100th anniversary celebration, The Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley is recognizing the role of women in the campus' history with a new exhibit, "Homefront Heroes: Women of WWII," from Feb. 27-Apr.28. An artist talk will be held at 3 p.m. on March 1, followed by a reception from 5-7 p.m. The exhibit, artist talk, and reception are free and open to the public.

The Gallery at Penn State Lehigh Valley will continue the celebration of the campus centennial with an exhibit highlighting the history of the campus. The exhibit will run from Jan. 16 to Feb. 11, 2012, and is free and open to the public.

This new exhibit will chronicle the campus' history through artifacts that depict, among other things, its early days as an engineering extension, its support of training women for the war effort during WWII, and examples of student life throughout the last century.